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Filmography
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Known For
Allied Soundtrack (2016) -
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Soundtrack (1989) -
The Game Soundtrack (1997) -
Known For
When Harry Met Sally... Soundtrack (1989) -
Soundtrack
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The Plot Against America (2020) -
Amanda (2018) -
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Finding Your Feet (2017) -
Allied (2016)
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Automatic at Sea (2016) -
Café Society (2016) -
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) -
tap tap tap (2015) -
![American Horror Story]( "American Horror Story")
American Horror Story (2015) -
![The Intern]( "The Intern")
The Intern (2015) -
![Little Boy]( "Little Boy")
Little Boy (2015) -
![Dancing with the Stars]( "Dancing with the Stars")
Dancing with the Stars (2014) -
![Manhattan]( "Manhattan")
Manhattan (2014) -
![The Marty Stuart Show]( "The Marty Stuart Show")
The Marty Stuart Show (2014) -
![Cesar Chavez]( "Cesar Chavez")
Cesar Chavez (2014) -
![Six by Sondheim]( "Six by Sondheim")
Six by Sondheim (2013) -
![Waterloo Road]( "Waterloo Road")
Waterloo Road (2013) -
![Average Consumer]( "Average Consumer")
Average Consumer (2013) -
![Bill W.]( "Bill W.")
Bill W. (2012) -
![Banda sonora]( "Banda sonora")
Banda sonora (2008-2012) -
![The Restorers {They Were All Volunteers}]( "The Restorers {They Were All Volunteers}")
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![Mildred Pierce]( "Mildred Pierce")
Mildred Pierce (2011) -
![The Future]( "The Future")
The Future (2011) -
![Michael Feinstein's American Songbook]( "Michael Feinstein's American Songbook")
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![Mafia II]( "Mafia II")
Mafia II (2010) -
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![The Pacific]( "The Pacific")
The Pacific (2010) -
![Cold Case]( "Cold Case")
Cold Case (2005-2009) -
![Mad Men]( "Mad Men")
Mad Men (2009) -
![Glorious 39]( "Glorious 39")
Glorious 39 (2009) -
![Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing]( "Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing")
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![Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years]( "Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years")
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![Me and Orson Welles]( "Me and Orson Welles")
Me and Orson Welles (2008) -
![August]( "August")
August (2008) -
![The Water Horse]( "The Water Horse")
The Water Horse (2007) -
![The War]( "The War")
The War (2007) -
![Big Love]( "Big Love")
Big Love (2007) -
![Melba Moore: Live in Concert]( "Melba Moore: Live in Concert")
Melba Moore: Live in Concert (2007) -
![The Sopranos]( "The Sopranos")
The Sopranos (2000-2007) -
![Music and Lyrics]( "Music and Lyrics")
Music and Lyrics (2007) -
![An American Girl on the Home Front]( "An American Girl on the Home Front")
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![Hollywoodland]( "Hollywoodland")
Hollywoodland (2006) -
![So You Think You Can Dance]( "So You Think You Can Dance")
So You Think You Can Dance (2005-2006) -
![Poirot]( "Poirot")
Poirot (2005) -
![End of the Spear]( "End of the Spear")
End of the Spear (2005) -
![Cinderella Man]( "Cinderella Man")
Cinderella Man (2005) -
![Carnivàle]( "Carnivàle")
Carnivàle (2005) -
![Exorcist: The Beginning]( "Exorcist: The Beginning")
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) -
![The Notebook]( "The Notebook")
The Notebook (2004) -
![Independent Lens]( "Independent Lens")
Independent Lens (2004) -
![Mona Lisa Smile]( "Mona Lisa Smile")
Mona Lisa Smile (2003) -
![Miss Match]( "Miss Match")
Miss Match (2003) -
![I Capture the Castle]( "I Capture the Castle")
I Capture the Castle (2003) -
![Livshunger]( "Livshunger")
Livshunger (2002) -
![Below]( "Below")
Below (2002) -
![Hollywood Ending]( "Hollywood Ending")
Hollywood Ending (2002) -
![Jimmy Scott: If You Only Knew]( "Jimmy Scott: If You Only Knew")
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![Hart's War]( "Hart's War")
Hart's War (2002) -
![Great Performances: Dance in America]( "Great Performances: Dance in America")
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![Pollock]( "Pollock")
Pollock (2000) -
![Small Time Crooks]( "Small Time Crooks")
Small Time Crooks (2000) -
![U-571]( "U-571")
U-571 (2000) -
![California's Gold]( "California's Gold")
California's Gold (1999) -
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (1999) -
![The Girl on the Bridge]( "The Girl on the Bridge")
The Girl on the Bridge (1999) -
Reinvention (1998)
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![The X-Files]( "The X-Files")
The X-Files (1998) -
![The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg]( "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg")
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![The Game]( "The Game")
The Game (1997) -
![Deconstructing Harry]( "Deconstructing Harry")
Deconstructing Harry (1997) -
![Private Parts]( "Private Parts")
Private Parts (1997) -
![The Myth of Fingerprints]( "The Myth of Fingerprints")
The Myth of Fingerprints (1997) -
![My Fellow Americans]( "My Fellow Americans")
My Fellow Americans (1996) -
![Akkaa päälle]( "Akkaa päälle")
Akkaa päälle (1996) -
![The English Patient]( "The English Patient")
The English Patient (1996) -
![How to Make an American Quilt]( "How to Make an American Quilt")
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![The Grass Harp]( "The Grass Harp")
The Grass Harp (1995) -
![The Confessional]( "The Confessional")
The Confessional (1995) -
![Baseball]( "Baseball")
Baseball (1994) -
![Cari fottutissimi amici]( "Cari fottutissimi amici")
Cari fottutissimi amici (1994) -
![The Hudsucker Proxy]( "The Hudsucker Proxy")
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) -
![Swing Kids]( "Swing Kids")
Swing Kids (1993) -
![Malcolm X]( "Malcolm X")
Malcolm X (1992) -
![Mr. Saturday Night]( "Mr. Saturday Night")
Mr. Saturday Night (1992) -
![A League of Their Own]( "A League of Their Own")
A League of Their Own (1992) -
![Northern Exposure]( "Northern Exposure")
Northern Exposure (1992) -
![Lucky Luke]( "Lucky Luke")
Lucky Luke (1991) -
![The Marrying Man]( "The Marrying Man")
The Marrying Man (1991) -
![American Experience]( "American Experience")
American Experience (1991) -
![Memphis Belle]( "Memphis Belle")
Memphis Belle (1990) -
![When Harry Met Sally...]( "When Harry Met Sally...")
When Harry Met Sally... (1989) -
![Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]( "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade")
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![New York Stories]( "New York Stories")
New York Stories (1989) -
![Crossing Delancey]( "Crossing Delancey")
Crossing Delancey (1988) -
![Big Business]( "Big Business")
Big Business (1988) -
![Saturday Night Live]( "Saturday Night Live")
Saturday Night Live (1979-1988) -
![Laguna Heat]( "Laguna Heat")
Laguna Heat (1987) -
![In the Mood]( "In the Mood")
In the Mood (1987) -
![Hope and Glory]( "Hope and Glory")
Hope and Glory (1987) -
![Radio Days]( "Radio Days")
Radio Days (1987) -
![Screen Two]( "Screen Two")
Screen Two (1987) -
![Miss Mary]( "Miss Mary")
Miss Mary (1986) -
![Power]( "Power")
Power (1986) -
![Diff'rent Strokes]( "Diff'rent Strokes")
Diff'rent Strokes (1984) -
![Star 80]( "Star 80")
Star 80 (1983) -
![The Atomic Cafe]( "The Atomic Cafe")
The Atomic Cafe (1982) -
![Zoot Suit]( "Zoot Suit")
Zoot Suit (1981) -
![True Confessions]( "True Confessions")
True Confessions (1981) -
![Raggedy Man]( "Raggedy Man")
Raggedy Man (1981) -
![They All Laughed]( "They All Laughed")
They All Laughed (1981) -
![Raging Bull]( "Raging Bull")
Raging Bull (1980) -
Joe Albany... a Jazz Life (1980)
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![Stardust Memories]( "Stardust Memories")
Stardust Memories (1980) -
The 32nd Annual Tony Awards (1978)
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![F.I.S.T.]( "F.I.S.T.")
F.I.S.T. (1978) -
![The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People]( "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People")
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![Slither]( "Slither")
Slither (1973) -
![Save the Tiger]( "Save the Tiger")
Save the Tiger (1973) -
![Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club]( "Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club")
Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club (1969-1970) -
Happy Days (1970)
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![Army of Shadows]( "Army of Shadows")
Army of Shadows (1969) -
![Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim]( "Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim")
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![The Danny Kaye Show]( "The Danny Kaye Show")
The Danny Kaye Show (1965-1966) -
The Lively Ones (1963)
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![Soft Lights and Sweet Music]( "Soft Lights and Sweet Music")
Soft Lights and Sweet Music (1960) -
![NDR Jazz Workshops]( "NDR Jazz Workshops")
NDR Jazz Workshops (1959-1960) -
Jazz Party (1958)
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![Studio One]( "Studio One")
Studio One (1958) -
The Subject Is Jazz (1958)
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![Kiss Them for Me]( "Kiss Them for Me")
Kiss Them for Me (1957) -
![Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall]( "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall")
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![The DuPont Show of the Month]( "The DuPont Show of the Month")
The DuPont Show of the Month (1957) -
![The Benny Goodman Story]( "The Benny Goodman Story")
The Benny Goodman Story (1956) -
![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus (1953-1955) -
![Allen in Movieland]( "Allen in Movieland")
Allen in Movieland (1955) -
![I Love Lucy]( "I Love Lucy")
I Love Lucy (1953) -
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![The Pride of St. Louis]( "The Pride of St. Louis")
The Pride of St. Louis (1952) -
![The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue]( "The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue")
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![I'll Get By]( "I'll Get By")
I'll Get By (1950) -
![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1949) -
![The Stratton Story]( "The Stratton Story")
The Stratton Story (1949) -
![A Song Is Born]( "A Song Is Born")
A Song Is Born (1948) -
![The Drummer Man]( "The Drummer Man")
The Drummer Man (1947) -
Melody Time (1946)
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![After You've Gone]( "After You've Gone")
After You've Gone (1946) -
![Make Mine Music]( "Make Mine Music")
Make Mine Music (1946) -
![Sweet and Low-Down]( "Sweet and Low-Down")
Sweet and Low-Down (1944) -
![The Shining Future]( "The Shining Future")
The Shining Future (1944) -
![The Gang's All Here]( "The Gang's All Here")
The Gang's All Here (1943) -
![Slightly Dangerous]( "Slightly Dangerous")
Slightly Dangerous (1943) -
![Springtime in the Rockies]( "Springtime in the Rockies")
Springtime in the Rockies (1942) -
![Hi Gang!]( "Hi Gang!")
Hi Gang! (1941) -
![Love on Tap]( "Love on Tap")
Love on Tap (1939) -
Two Shadows (1938)
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![While New York Sleeps]( "While New York Sleeps")
While New York Sleeps (1938) -
![It's in the Stars]( "It's in the Stars")
It's in the Stars (1938) -
![Man-Proof]( "Man-Proof")
Man-Proof (1938) -
![Hollywood Hotel]( "Hollywood Hotel")
Hollywood Hotel (1937) -
![George Hall and His Orchestra]( "George Hall and His Orchestra")
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![Sinner Take All]( "Sinner Take All")
Sinner Take All (1936) -
Show Time at the Apollo (1955)
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Soundtrack
![Crooked Lines]( "Crooked Lines")
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Actor
![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show Band Leader (1960) -
African Patrol Sparkey (1958)
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Showtime, U.S.A. (1950)
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![A Song Is Born]( "A Song Is Born")
A Song Is Born Professor Magenbruch (1948) -
![Make Mine Music]( "Make Mine Music")
Make Mine Music Bandleader (1946) -
![Sweet and Low-Down]( "Sweet and Low-Down")
Sweet and Low-Down Benny Goodman (1944) -
The Road to Victory Benny Goodman (1944)
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![The Shining Future]( "The Shining Future")
The Shining Future Benny Goodman (1944) -
![The Gang's All Here]( "The Gang's All Here")
The Gang's All Here Benny Goodman (1943) -
![Stage Door Canteen]( "Stage Door Canteen")
Stage Door Canteen Conductor of the Benny Goodman Orchestra (1943) -
![The Powers Girl]( "The Powers Girl")
The Powers Girl Orchestra Conductor (1943) -
![Syncopation]( "Syncopation")
Syncopation Benny Goodman (1942) -
![Birth of the Blues]( "Birth of the Blues")
Birth of the Blues Benny Goodman (1941) -
![Hollywood Hotel]( "Hollywood Hotel")
Hollywood Hotel Benny Goodman (1937) -
Actor
![The Big Broadcast of 1937]( "The Big Broadcast of 1937")
The Big Broadcast of 1937 Benny Goodman (1936) -
Writer
![Benny Goodman: Legends in Concert - The Last Performance]( "Benny Goodman: Legends in Concert - The Last Performance")
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Writer
![Sweet and Low-Down]( "Sweet and Low-Down")
Sweet and Low-Down (1944) -
Producer
![Westinghouse Preview Theatre]( "Westinghouse Preview Theatre")
Westinghouse Preview Theatre (1961) -
Archive footage
![Country Music]( "Country Music")
Country Music (2019) -
![American Modern Art: The Secret Weapon of the Cold War]( "American Modern Art: The Secret Weapon of the Cold War")
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![Billie]( "Billie")
Billie (2019) -
![My Music: Starlight Ballroom]( "My Music: Starlight Ballroom")
My Music: Starlight Ballroom (2015) -
![Sinatra: All or Nothing at All]( "Sinatra: All or Nothing at All")
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![Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas]( "Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas")
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To Russia with Jazz (2011)
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![Michael Feinstein's American Songbook]( "Michael Feinstein's American Songbook")
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![Io sono Tony Scott, ovvero come l'Italia fece fuori il più grande clarinettista del jazz]( "Io sono Tony Scott, ovvero come l'Italia fece fuori il più grande clarinettista del jazz")
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![Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me]( "Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me")
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My Music: The Big Band Years (2009)
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![Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon]( "Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon")
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![Great Performances]( "Great Performances")
Great Performances (2003-2005) -
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![Jazz]( "Jazz")
Jazz (2001) -
![The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV]( "The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV")
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![The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History]( "The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History")
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![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (1993-1999) -
![The Century: America's Time]( "The Century: America's Time")
The Century: America's Time (1999) -
![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1998) -
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![The South Bank Show]( "The South Bank Show")
The South Bank Show (1993) -
![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]( "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson")
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The Ladies Sing the Blues (1989)
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![Brother Can You Spare a Dime]( "Brother Can You Spare a Dime")
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975) -
![Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals]( "Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals")
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Archive footage
![Music Land]( "Music Land")
Music Land (1955) -
For Auld Lang Syne (1938)
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Music Department
![World's Most Expensive Hobby]( "World's Most Expensive Hobby")
World's Most Expensive Hobby (2017) -
![Fantasma d'amore]( "Fantasma d'amore")
Fantasma d'amore (1981) -
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![The Benny Goodman Story]( "The Benny Goodman Story")
The Benny Goodman Story (1956) -
The Lonely Night (1954)
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![After You've Gone]( "After You've Gone")
After You've Gone (1946) -
Music Department
![All the Cats Join In]( "All the Cats Join In")
All the Cats Join In (1946) -
![Make Mine Music]( "Make Mine Music")
Make Mine Music (1946) -
ComposerA Sheep on the Roof (2007)
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![Benny Goodman: Legends in Concert - The Last Performance]( "Benny Goodman: Legends in Concert - The Last Performance")
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ComposerÇa va plaire (1980)
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Awards
2 wins & 2 nominations.Did You Know
Trivia
He had two daughters: Rachel (born May 2, 1943) and Benjie (born April, 1946). He also had three step-daughters: Gillian, Shirley, and Sophia. All five daughters grew up in Benny's house.
Quotes
There's no one else like her, and I presume there never will be. (on friend Peggy Lee)
Trademark
Theme songs: "Let's Dance" (opening theme), "Goodbye" (closing theme)
Nickname
The King of Swing
Star Sign
Gemini
Personal Details
Born
Benjamin David Goodman
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
(age 77)
New York City, New York, USA
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